| Picture | Faculty Member | Research Interests |
 | Dept: Oral Biology Abranches Lab jabranches@dental.ufl.edu | Oral Microbiology Caries Microbiology Host-Pathogen Interactions Oral and extra-oral infections |
 | Maria Lucia Aguilar, DDS, MSD, MS-CI Restorative Dental Sciences | Cancer Health Outcomes QOL Patient satisfaction |
 | Ahmed Alhilou Clinical Assistant Professor Restorative Dental Sciences a.alhilou@ufl.edu | Dental Implants Prosthodontics |
| Saja A Alramadhan Oral Pathology salramadhan@ufl.edu | Application of Artificial Intelligence in Oral Pathology Human Papillomavirus Involvement in Oral Dysplasia and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Young Adults | |
| Sarah H Abu Arqub, BDS, M.Sc., M.Dent.Sc. Orthodontics sabuarqub@ufl.edu | Clinical Trials Design & Analysis 3D Imaging AI in Orthodontics Advances in clear aligner therapy Biology of Orthodontic Tooth Movement Impacted canines Mini-screws Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion Multidisciplinary treatment approach Retention and relapse in orthodontics Tele-Orthodontics and Dental Monitoring systematic reviews and meta analysis | |
 | Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science | Pain – Behavioral Behavioral Sciences Health Outcomes |
 | Indraneel Bhattacharyya, B.D.S, D.D.S., M.S Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences | Oral Cancer Polymicrobial periodontal disease- animal model & its relationship to systemic diseases Bisphosphonate osteonecrosis of jaws Sjӧgren’s syndrome |
 | Oral Biology | Host Pathogen Interactions Protein Translocation Mechanisms Protein Structure Function Mechanisms of Immune Protection Bacterial Amyloid Formation |
 | Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science | Dental Public Health Oral Health Disparities Dental Therapy |
 | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Pain – Neuroscience Behavioral Sciences |
 | Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences | Sjӧgren’s syndrome Autoimmunity / autoantibodies Salivary gland regeneration/Stem cells Regeneration / Stem cells miRNA in innate immunity |
 | Oral Biology | Autoimmunity Cancer Cell Biology Immunology |
 | Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Ph.D., M.S.P.H. Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science cryeni@ufl.edu | Pain – Behavioral Pain – Neuroscience Behavioral Sciences Clinical Translational Research Clinical Trials Health Disparities |
 | Margarete C. Ribeiro Dasilva, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Restorative Dental Sciences mdasilva@dental.ufl.edu | Prosthodontics Pain – Behavioral Pain – Neuroscience Pain – Immunology Pain – Sex difference |
 | Alex J Delgado, D.D.S., M.Sc. Restorative Dental Sciences adelgado@dental.ufl.edu | Dental Materials Clinical Research Educational Research Dental Erosion |
 | Scott Denton Clinical Assistant Professor Restorative Dental Sciences sdenton@dental.ufl.edu | |
 | Orthodontics | Bone Biology Health Outcomes Clinical Research |
 | M. Franklin Dolwick, D.M.D., Ph.D. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Surgical Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders Surgical Treatment of Skeletal Facial Deformities Craniofacial Deformities Including Cleft Lip & Palate General oral surgery |
 | Ana Duran-Pinedo, Ph.D. Oral Biology ADuran-Pinedo@dental.ufl.edu | Periodontal Disease, and the role of Tannerella forsythia |
 | Josephine Esquivel-Upshaw, D.M.D. Restorative Dental Sciences | Clinical Research Biomaterials Ceramics Research Peri – implantitis Engineered coatings |
 | Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science | Pain – Behavioral Pain – Neuroscience Behavioral Sciences |
 | Oral Biology | Human Microbiome Host-pathogen interactions Metagenomics /Metatranscriptomics Infectious Disease Oral disease / Systemic disease connections |
| Bruna Garcia, DDS, MS, PhD Prosthodontics brunaalbuquerque@ufl.edu | Microbe-microbe and host-pathogen interactions Microbial physiology Pathogenesis | |
 | Oral Biology | Host-pathogen interactions Infectious Diseases Immunology / Vaccine development Microbiology Cell biology Oral disease / Systemic disease connections |
 | Valeria Veiga Gordan, DDS, MS, MS-CI Distinguished Professor and Director for Dental Practice-Based Research Interim Associate Dean for Research Restorative Dental Sciences | Practice – based Research Clinical Research Health Outcomes Dental Public Health |
 | Pedro A. Valdés Hernández, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science pvaldeshernandez@dental.ufl.edu | Neuroimaging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Pain Research Aging Research |
 | Orthodontics | Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral: Systemic Health Connections Exosomes in bone remodeling Bone Biology |
| Sherif Hosney, BDS, MS, FACP Clinical Assistant Professor Prosthodontics shosney@ufl.edu | CAD/CAM restorative materials and CAD/CAM generated restorations Impression Material Resin Cements Fiber Posts Dental Implants | |
 | Nadimul Mohammed Islam, D.D.S., B.D.S. Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences | Cancer Immunology Oral: Systemic Health Connections Educational Research |
 | Alisa Johnson, Ph.D., L.M.T. Research Assistant Professor Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science alisa.johnson@ufl.edu | Pain Health Behaviors Chronic Pain |
| Divakar Karanth, B.D.S, M.D.S, M.S., MOrth RCS Clinical Associate Professor Orthodontics divakar.karanthh@ufl.edu | 3D Printing and Biomaterials Biology of Orthodontic Tooth Movement Bone Regeneration | |
 | Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences | Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral: Systemic Health Connections |
 | Nadeem Khan, Ph.D., M.B.A. Associate Professor Oral Biology NKhan2@dental.ufl.edu | Mechanisms of influenza acute lung inflammation/pathology, influenza associated bacterial and fungal co-infection diseases. The role of co-morbidities, particularly obesity and asthma, in severe influenza pneumonia. Protein-based vaccine development against Streptococcus pneumoniae and COVID-19. |
 | Kesavalu Lakshmyya, B.V.Sc., M.Sc., S.C.C.Periodontics | Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral Pathogens: Systemic Diseases Clinical Research (Periodontal disease & Cardiovascular disease) Periodontal Bone Biology Periodontal Immunology Polybacterial animal model for Periodontal disease Periodontal disease &: *atherosclerosis, *rheumatoid arthritis, *Alzheimer’s disease, *Ischemic Stroke |
 | Oral Biology | Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral: Systemic Health Connections Infectious Diseases |
 | Cesar Migliorati, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Oral Medicine / Clinical Administration | Oral Oncology Supportive Care in Cancer Lasers |
 | Marcelle M. Nascimento, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Restorative Dental Sciences | Dentistry Cariology Oral Microbiology Preventive Dentistry |
 | Orthodontics | Pain – Neuroscience Clinical Research |
 | Dayane Oliveira, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D. Restorative Dental Sciences doliveira@dental.ufl.edu | Color Science Operative Dentistry Dental Biomaterials Composites and Light Curing |
 | Oral Biology | Health vs. Disease mechanisms Host-pathogen interactions Oncogenic viruses and cancer Epigenetic gene regulation Reprogramming and cell fate |
 | Endodontics | Health Outcomes Clinical Research Trauma Microbiology Related to Endodontics Diseases |
 | Ann Progulske-Fox, Ph.D. Oral Biology Progulske-Fox Lab apfox@dental.ufl.edu | Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis of Porphyromonas gingivalis Host: Pathogen Interactions Oral: Systemic Health Connections Cell Biology Immunology |
 | Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science | Pain – Behavioral Behavioral Sciences Health Outcomes |
 | Mateus G Rocha, DDS, MS, PhD. Center for Dental Biomaterials Restorative Dental Sciences mrocha@dental.ufl.edu | Dental Biomaterials Smart Biomaterials Polymer Photochemistry Nanoparticles Photonics Machine Learning Light Curing Units Resin-Based Composites |
 | Jean-Francois Roulet, D.D.S., Ph.D. Restorative Dental Sciences | In Vitro research with dental materials: Wear, Light curing, Com-posites, ceramics, materials for preventive dentistry |
 | Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences | Management of Oral Complications from Cancer Therapy Cancer Oral: Systemic Health Connections |
 | Oral Biology | Epigenetic regulation of viralinfection Mechanisms of oral herpesvirus infection Gammaherpes virus infection-induced cell reprogramming & oncogenesis |
| Shannon Wallet, Ph. D Oral Biology swallet@dental.ufl.edu | Epithelial Cell Innate Immune Function | |
 | Charles G. Widmer, D.D.S., M.S. Orthodontics | Cell Biology Pain – Behavioral ; Pain – Neuroscience Clinical Research Motor control mechanisms Evaluation of diagnostic techniques Muscle injury & repair Development of masticatory muscles |
 | Oral Biology | Bacterial carbohydrate metabolism and virulence expression Amino sugar metabolism by dental biofilms Oral bacterial Ecology |